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# assuage

verb

«assuage» in the English dictionary: in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In Jewish tradition

It is used for calming a king's anger, as with Ahasuerus, or for easing grief, as Job's friends ought to have done.

**Interpretation.** Tradition reads Ahasuerus' calmed anger as part of the Purim story, where God's hand is hidden. Job's words show that real comfort needs kind words and not empty ones.

### Meaning

to make a pain, anger or sadness less strong [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/assuage/#m1)

### Examples

- Then was the king's wrath assuaged. (Writings EST.7.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/assuage/#x1)
- Though I speak, my pain is not assuaged; and though I forbear, what am I eased? (Writings JOB.16.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/assuage/#x2)
- I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the moving of my lips would assuage your grief. (Writings JOB.16.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/assuage/#x3)

### Note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «assuage» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/assuage/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«assuage» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/assuage.html) on Mova free.